About this episode
The episode explores the reasons behind technical project failures, emphasizing the role of people over technical issues.
We've all worked on those technical projects that felt doomed from the start. In this episode, we're joined by Eyvonne Sharp and Mike Bushong to dig into what actually derails technical projects, and why the root cause is usually people, not packets. We unpack: - Why 80–90% of project failures aren’t technical - What “executive sponsorship” is supposed to mean (and why most teams never use it) - The real reason timelines feel arbitrary: information asymmetry - What “healthy escalation...
People in this episode
Host: Andy
Guests: Eyvonne Sharp, Mike Bushong
Topics covered
- project management
- technical projects
- project failure
- executive sponsorship
- information asymmetry
Keywords
- project failure
- executive sponsorship
- information asymmetry
- technical projects
- project management
More episodes of The Art of Network Engineering
- Networking for AI: Why Every Network Engineer Should Pay Attention in 2026 · June 3, 2026 · 46 min
- Why Most Engineers Struggle to Build Visibility (And How to Change That) · May 20, 2026 · 53 min
- Tech Careers Are Built on Relationships, Not Resumes · May 6, 2026 · 29 min
- You Don’t Need Python Anymore: Hello World For AI · April 22, 2026 · 54 min
- Grow Your Career in 2026 · April 8, 2026 · 1h 15m
- Radia Perlman: You’re Solving the Wrong Problem · March 25, 2026 · 1h 1m
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the The Art of Network Engineering podcast page.